Norman Foster (bass)

For other people named Norman Foster, see Norman Foster (disambiguation).

Norman Foster
Born	(1924-01-08)January 8, 1924 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died	March 8, 2000(2000-03-08) (aged 76) Hamburg, Germany
Occupations	Singer, Actor, Writer
Spouse	Sibylle Nabel-Foster

Norman Foster (born Boston, Massachusetts) ^[1] was an American operatic bass-baritone, a film and television actor and a television producer.

Recordings

• Gustav Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen with Bamberg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jascha Horenstein recorded 1954 (Vox Box, 47163552922, released 1999)
• Samuel Barber: Vanessa (Norman Foster, Eleanor Steber, Nicolai Gedda, Alois Pernerstorfer, Rosalind Elias, Ira Malaniuk, Giorgio Tozzi) Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Conductor: Dimitri Mitropoulos. Orfeo ORF 653062.
• Gian Carlo Menotti: The Medium Performer: Norman Foster (Baritone), Hilde Konetzni (Soprano), Sonja Draksler (Mezzo Soprano), María José De Vine (Soprano), Elisabeth Höngen (Mezzo Soprano), Nino Albanese (Voice); Vienna Volksoper Orchestra, Armando Aliberti (conductor). Recorded 1964. Label: Arthaus Musik (DVD) 101515, released 2010

Films

• Herzog Blaubarts Burg (Bluebeard's Castle) (1964) ^[2]
• Espionage: A Free Agent (1964)
• Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (The Merry Wives of Windsor) (1966)

Notes and references

1. Reed, Peter Hugh (ed.), "Mahler: Kindertotenlieder" (review), American Record Guide , Volumes 22-23, Helen Dwight Reid Educational Foundation, 1956. p. 75
2. Lazar, David, Michael Powell: Interviews Conversations with Filmmakers Series , University Press of Mississippi, 2003, p. li. ISBN   1-57806-498-8,

External links

• Norman Foster at IMDb
• Biography at Bach-cantatas.com
• Merry Wives of Windsor review in the New York Times